Peter Greene Cause of Death Revealed: Medical Examiner Cites Accidental Shooting in Manhattan Apartment

Actor Peter Greene's death has been ruled an accident by the New York City medical examiner, who determined the cause as a gunshot wound to the left axilla that injured the brachial artery. The determination was issued two months after Greene, 60, was found dead in his Lower East Side apartment.

Peter Greene: Medical examiner details and timeline

The medical examiner's formal finding lists the cause of death as "Gunshot wound of left axilla with injury of brachial artery" and classifies the manner of death as accidental. Officials did not provide additional details about the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

• Found dead in his Lower East Side apartment on Dec. 12.
• Medical examiner released the determination roughly two months after Greene's body was discovered.
• Cause listed as a gunshot wound to the left armpit (left axilla) with injury to the artery that supplies the arm; death ruled accidental.
• The medical examiner's office did not offer further details; that absence leaves aspects of the case unresolved for now.

Because the office declined to provide additional information, some specifics about the incident remain limited. Recent updates indicate the formal cause and manner of death, and officials have not released more context about how the wound occurred.

Career highlights, on-set roles and projects in progress

Peter Greene built a career as a character actor often cast as villains. His most widely recognized role was the sadistic security guard Zed in "Pulp Fiction. " He also played Dorian in the film "The Mask, " and had notable performances in films including "Clean, Shaven, " "Laws of Gravity, " "The Usual Suspects" and "Training Day. "

At the time of his death, Greene was working on two projects. His manager, Gregg Edwards, noted that one of those projects was a documentary examining the federal government's withdrawal of funding from the U. S. Agency for International Development. Further information about the other project was not disclosed.

What this finding means and what may come next

The medical examiner's ruling establishes the immediate medical cause and classifies the death as accidental, resolving one aspect of the inquiry. Because the office did not provide additional details, investigators, the actor's representatives and the public may await any supplementary records or statements that could clarify timing, context and any other relevant circumstances.

Given the limited disclosures, updates may follow if additional information is released by authorities or by those close to Greene. For now, the official record names an accidental gunshot wound to the left axilla with brachial artery injury as the cause of death, and notes that Greene was 60 when he was found in his Manhattan apartment.